Titus 3:1

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Summary

Titus 3:1

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Put

To be subject

To be ready

General references

Joshua 1:16

1 Samuel 10:25

1 Peter 2:13

Bible References

Put

Cause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.

These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding you,

and to remind you I intend, you knowing once this, that the Lord, a people out of the land of Egypt having saved, again those who did not believe did destroy;

To be subject

And the man who acteth with presumption, so as not to hearken unto the priest (who is standing to serve there Jehovah thy God), or unto the judge, even that man hath died, and thou hast put away the evil thing from Israel,

Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

To be ready

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.

General references

And they answer Joshua, saying, 'All that thou hast commanded us we do; and unto every place whither thou dost send us, we go;

And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,